Tag: Melissa McCarthy
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Genie: Rubs Enough Geni-ality Off to Last
Movie info via Rotten Tomatoes: After millennia of being summoned to grant wishes of gold doubloons and hot babes for greedy men, Flora is accidentally called to service by Bernard Bottle (Emmy nominee Paapa Essiedu; I May Destroy You), whose life is unraveling around him. Bernard’s been so busy working that he has lost sight…
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The Little Mermaid: Great Sea Legs, Not So Great Land Legs
Summary via IMDB: The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, Ariel is a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. Longing to find out more about the world beyond the sea, Ariel visits the surface and falls for the dashing Prince Eric. Following her heart, she makes a deal with the evil sea…
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“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”: The Perfect Non-Romantic Twosome Create Their Greatest Con
In Can You Ever Forgive Me? Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant create the perfect criminal twosome. She creates literary forgeries and he inspires her and peddles them when the feds get wise to her. When the gaze is on them Can You Ever Forgive Me? shines with their repartee and their earthy friendship that…
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“Life of the Party” She Ain’t
There are two questions I ask whenever I see Melissa McCarthy top billed in a movie. Did she write it and did her husband, Ben Falcone direct it?